quick question....how can it possibly be used as a phone? Isn't it too big to take with you places? and I can't imagine holding it while having a conversation on it. I'm puzzled.
The OP was a little misleading, the subsequent posts were correct. It's a big iPod touch more than it is a big iPhone, it's not being marketed as having phone functionality, and even if it does, it won't replace a phone.
As for a netbook - seems to be their answer, doesn't it.... I'm about to buy a macbook pro in a 13, this release won't change that.
It's a big iPod touch more than it is a big iPhone, it's not being marketed as having phone functionality, and even if it does, it won't replace a phone.
As for a netbook - seems to be their answer, doesn't it.... I'm about to buy a macbook pro in a 13, this release won't change that.
I've heard it may be one of apple's most important products to date. It will hopefully be able to load textbooks on it which means every school kid can read from the iPad instead of having to lug around a million books with them. Doctors will be using them as medical charts to save paper. We'll just have to wait and see.
Well that was what computers in general were supposed to be for... Now we're chopping down rainforests like there's not tomorrow!
Hehe yes I've noticed that. I don't see that it will completely eliminate wasting so much paper and trees, but I feel it can make a dent on it. As they were also saying, the iPad will be a much better 'book size' than a computer, and can be read from various angles. I know a laptop can be too but there's just something uncomfortable about the way you read off a laptop.
That's good they didn't make this into a phone, imagine talking on this thing. First of all I rarely read books so I could care less about making a device which makes reading easier and more accessible. Watching a movie is more entertaining then reading a book. For example watching Avatar is 10x better then a book. Books have no special effects or CGI it's just paper filled with lines of words, what a borefest.
Actually, since it is Bluetooth enabled it wouldn't be bad at all. Just need to have a wireless headset, or heck even a regular iphone headset will work.
That's good they didn't make this into a phone, imagine talking on this thing. First of all I rarely read books so I could care less about making a device which makes reading easier and more accessible. Watching a movie is more entertaining then reading a book, for example watching Avatar is 10x better then a book. Books have no special effects or CGI it's just paper filled with lines of words, what a borefest.
Lame..... This explains it perfectly. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/64364;_ylt=Au0pLrSqhKKqvii.18Ndtgd0fNdF
I mean it's pricey, and no Flash support???? WTF!
Does it have a usb port?
Would be great if you could view and upload images off a digital camera wherever you are.
Also curious if current iPhone/iPod Touch will have to repurchase Apps to run on iPad. Still no Flash for web browsing. Can't wait to play with it.
Really poor this time around from Apple. I had hoped it would have been a tablet laptop, which would have been sweet; a multi-touch Apple tablet computer would have been perfect for what Apple strives to be: an entertainment hub, both for those making the entertainment and those being entertained (movie making, music making, etc...).
I was really hoping for a tablet laptop because I could have gotten one of those and saved a bunch of cash instead of buying seperate MIDI-enabled synth pianos and a few sound wave editors (think really advanced, specialized mixers), all of which could have been perfect for such a device, I'd be able to use VSTi'S with my hands and I would have been able to edit music on the fly using Ableton Live with my hands instead of buying a bunch of extra stuff.
Instead of giving us something somewhat new, you just give us a larger version of the iPhone and iPod Touch, but with only a fraction of the practicality of those two devices. Thanks Apple. Again, you screw up big time.